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Retail

Published
January 22, 2022

Commentary: Holiday gift returns choking retailers, landfills

Merchants won customers’ hearts with lenient refund policies. Now it’s backfiring, with dire financial and environmental results.
Published
December 16, 2021

Postal rate hike doesn’t stop catalog retailers from stuffing mailboxes

The 12 percent boost continues a positive trend for catalogers that are defying those who predicted their demise in a digital world.
Published
November 26, 2021

This year’s hot holiday item in Maine? Christmas trees

Many tree farms sold out days or even weeks before Christmas last year, and they are predicting the same phenomenon this year.
Published
November 26, 2021

Stores kick off Black Friday but pandemic woes linger

Retailers are expected to usher in the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season Friday with bigger crowds than last year.
Published
November 16, 2021

Defying inflation, Americans increased their spending in October

The October gain the government reported Tuesday was solid enough for most economists to anticipate holiday shopping jumping by a record amount this year.

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Published
October 31, 2021

Holiday shopping season starts early as labor, supply chain issues dog Maine retailers

Worries about a shortage of consumer goods could make much of November and December look like Black Friday every day.
Published
September 13, 2021

Texas firm to acquire Prime auto dealerships from scandal-ridden owner

Group 1 Automotive Inc. has agreed to purchase Prime Automotive from GPB Capital Holdings, a New York investment firm that has become the target of investors' lawsuits and criminal allegations.
Published
August 17, 2021

Americans spent less in July as COVID-19 cases surged

Spending fell at stores that sell clothing, furniture and sporting goods.
Published
July 8, 2021

Maine Voices: Landmark new Maine law more fairly allocates products’ real costs

Gov. Mills should sign L.D. 1541, so towns and cities won’t have to keep picking up the tab for product disposal and recycling.
Published
June 15, 2021

May retail sales fell 1.3% as Americans spend less on goods

Retail sales fell in May, dragged down by a decline in auto sales and a shift by Americans to spend more on vacations and other services instead of goods.